Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Periodic fasting tied to less severe COVID-19 outcomes

Routine periodic fasting is associated with a lower risk for hospitalization or mortality in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published online July 1 in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study suggests COVID-19 increases risk of pregnancy complications

Pregnant women with COVID-19 appear to be at greater risk for common pregnancy complications—in addition to health risks from the virus—than pregnant women without COVID-19, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes ...

Medical research

Ethnic disparities seen in enrollment for a clinical trial​

(HealthDay)—In the Bronchiolitis Follow-up Intervention Trial (BeneFIT) setting, physicians more often determined that Hispanic patients were not appropriate for as-needed follow-up and excluded them from the trial, according ...

Cardiology

POCUS measure of JVP predicts elevated CVP in heart failure

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing right heart catheterization, point-of-care ultrasonography assessment of the jugular venous pressure (JVP) height can accurately predict elevated central venous pressure (CVP), according ...

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